Test Architecture
The engine behind scalable, strategic quality
Testing only really works if it’s structured. The whole premise of quality relies on individual stepping stones that look at quality from different perspectives to ultimately provide the quality expected by business processes, users and interfaces – all based on the underlying risk to the business. Without an architecture that connects business priorities, systems, roles, and tools, even the best efforts result in duplication, delays, and missed risks.
Our Test Architecture service brings order, clarity, and orchestration to your entire QA landscape. It’s not just a framework, it’s a strategic enabler that aligns business value with technical execution and creates a foundation for continuous improvement.
Why test architecture is essential
Modern delivery environments require testing to scale across multiple domains, teams, and technologies without becoming chaotic. When testing lacks strategy and structure, organizations face:
Fragmented execution and duplicated effort
Lack of ownership, traceability, and reusability
Difficulty scaling automation and managing complexity
Lack of measurability and traceability
Unclear reporting and maturity progress
Over-reliance on individual contributors instead of systemic capabilities
Test Architecture service addresses all of these by creating a mature, measurable, and scalable test operating model, tailored to your organization.
What we deliver
Test Architecture is a tailored and holistic service with an ensured continuity that enables, transforms, operationalizes, and orchestrates QA processes end-to-end. We deliver not just architecture, but also capabilities – the expertise, structure, processes, and tools needed to achieve optimal outcomes.
We typically start with an assessment of your current practices, either based on our proprietary assessment framework, tailored to agile organizations or using industry-proven frameworks such as TMMi (R) or TPI NEXT (R). We then deep dive together with you into recommendations, prioritizing them and finding the right experts within Sixsentix to coach you towards successful process improvement and the implementation of a new Testing Operating Model.
Our general approach
- Connecting business-facing and technology-facing perspectives through interview-based assessments
- Enable early shift-left integration of testing by providing recommendations starting from the requirements/ideation phase towards quality
- Setting clear maturity level goals along with implementation roadmaps and continuous reporting
- Providing scalable architecture and service delivery combined with a consultative, value-driven approach
Orchestration across the SDLC
- Balancing progression (validating new features and changes) and regression testing (protecting stability)
- Introducing quality gates that do not block progress but serve as early warning indicators for decisions
- Seamless CI/CD integration and test environment coordination
Risk and maturity
- QA maturity assessments using standardized models
- Business-facing test strategies based on risk weighting
- Transformation roadmaps to strengthen practices over time and accelerate improvement
Automation strategy
- Smart automation (GUI/Non-GUI, attended/unattended) embedded in your change and maintenance workflows
- ROI-driven automation planning, ensuring every investment is cost-effective, risk-aligned, and maintainable
- Maintainable automation frameworks that adapt to evolving needs
Test data and environments
- Full data lifecycle and provisioning strategy
- Security and compliance-ready practices (e.g. anonymization, pseudonymization)
- Use of virtualization and mocking to increase coverage and reduce dependency bottlenecks
Test levels & practices
- Orchestration across all test stages, from unit to user acceptance
- Alignment with IT architecture to ensure traceability and measurability
- Focus on reusability and maintainability of test assets
Business and technology alignment in one service
Test Architecture bridges business and IT like few services can. We speak the language of both C-level executives and DevOps engineers. This dual view helps us:
Identify pain points beyond QA, like environment issues or delivery delays
Provide visibility to stakeholders through continuous reporting and KPIs
Align testing maturity with agile frameworks
Create collaboration models that break silos and boost delivery performance
Why clients choose us
We combine our engineering mindset
with strategic guidance and consulting
We have a proven track record in some of the most demanding environments in the industry
We ensure testing is embedded in your
business context, not treated in isolation
We help you mature, scale, and prepare for the next stages of your QA evolution
Benefits from our Test Architecture service
Our Test Architecture service delivers a number of measurable advantages for your organization:
End-to-end quality enablement
A tailored, holistic approach that transforms and orchestrates your QA processes
Reduced business risk
Accelerated risk mitigation thanks to streamlined workflows and continuous execution
Scalable expertise
Capabilities flexibly tailored and scaled thanks to a broad, consistent capability pool
Flexibility
Disciplined, value-driven testing that saves resources and maximizes business risk coverage
Simplified budgeting
Clear cost structures and predictable cost control
Long-term partnership mindset
Consultative and collaborative approach designed for sustained value
Benefits from our Test Architecture service
Our Test Architecture service delivers a number of measurable advantages for your organization:
End-to-end quality enablement
Reduced business risk
Scalable expertise
A tailored, holistic approach that transforms and orchestrates your QA processes
Accelerated risk mitigation thanks to streamlined workflows and continuous execution
Capabilities flexibly tailored and scaled thanks to a broad, consistent capability pool
Flexibility
Simplified budgeting
Long-term partnership mindset
Disciplined, value-driven testing that saves resources and maximizes business risk coverage
Clear cost structures and predictable cost control
Consultative and collaborative approach designed for sustained value
Part of a comprehensive QA offering
Since our services are designed to connect seamlessly, the Test Architecture service aligns naturally with other services we offer, allowing a unified approach when you need broader coverage or have specialized demands. This ensures consistent quality gates, shared insights, and fewer surprises late in the delivery cycle.
